I JBt? | Brownfields 2007 As
Stamford, CT
*1 PR01^	'
EPA Brownfields Program
EPA's Brownfields Program empowers states,
communities, and other stakeholders to work together to
prevent, assess, safely clean up, and sustainably reuse
brownfields. A brownfield site is real property, the
expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be
complicated by the presence or potential presence of a
hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant. On
January 11, 2002, President George W. Bush signed
into law the Small Business Liability Relief and
Brownfields Revitalization Act. Under the Brownfields
Law, EPA provides financial assistance to eligible
applicants through four competitive grant programs:
assessment grants, revolving loan fund grants, cleanup
grants, and job training grants. Additionally, funding
support is provided to state and tribal response
programs through a separate mechanism.
Community Description
The City of Stamford was selected to receive a
brownfields assessment grant. Located in southwestern
Connecticut, Stamford (population 120,045) is a major
financial center and home to the corporate headquarters
of several Fortune 500 companies. Most of the city's
downtown office buildings, affluent retailers and
residences are located north of Interstate 95. Many of
the city's low-income families reside to the south
alongside vacant and neglected factories, utility plants,
and other brownfields that are the legacy of Stamford's
manufacturing past. The city's brownfields assessment
project targets a fast-growing area along the Myrtle
Avenue/East Main Street corridor in Stamford's "East
Side" neighborhood, where 39 percent of residents are
minorities and the median income is 10 percent lower
than Stamford as a whole. The assessment of
brownfields in the Myrtle Avenue/East Main Street
corridor will help leverage funding for the economic
redevelopment of the area. The planned Stamford
Urban Transitway will replace congested local roads
with bicycle lanes, streetscapes, and pedestrian
walkways.
Grant Fact Sheet
Assessment Grant
$159,500 for hazardous substances
EPA has selected the City of Stamford for a
brownfields assessment grant. Hazardous substances
grant funds will be used to perform Phase I and
Phase II environmental site assessments on an
estimated five parcels along the Myrtle Avenue/East
Main Street corridor. Funds also will be used for
community outreach.
Contacts
For further information, including specific grant
contacts, additional grant information, brownfields
news and events, and publications and links, visit
the EPA Brownfields Web site
(http: //www. epa.gov/brownfields).
EPA Region 1 Brownfields Team
(617) 918-1424
EPA Region 1 Brownfields Web site
(http: //www. epa.gov/region 1 /brownfields)
Grant Recipient: City of Stamford,CT
(203) 977-4190
The information presented in this fact sheet comes
from the grant proposal; EPA cannot attest to the
accuracy of this information. The cooperative
agreement for the grant has not yet been negotiated.
Therefore, activities described in this fact sheet are
subject to change.
United States	c
Environmental	anri Fmpflpn™	EPA 560-F-07-168
nil- a	ancl Emergency	..
Protection Agency	Response (5105T)	MaV07
Washington, DC 20450	^ v '

-------